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Kawasaki in a spin at Sepang.
The latest instalment in character building season for Kawasaki saw team-mates John Hopkins and Anthony West battle rear traction problems on their way to eleventh and twelfth places in Sunday's sweltering Malaysian Grand Prix.
Nieto retires, ready to run Gibernau?
Pablo Nieto, son of '12+1' world champion Angel Nieto, has announced that he will retire from racing at next weekend's Valencia season finale and concentre on team management.
Pramac signs Canepa, Kallio.
As rumoured, it has been officially announced that Ducati test rider Niccolo Canepa and KTM's 250GP star Mika Kallio will ride for the Pramac Ducati team - currently backed by Alice - in the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.
PICTURE: Rossi`s tribute to Guido.
Valentino Rossi's much-loved pet Bulldog Guido died recently and, to mark his passing, the 2008 MotoGP world champion had the sticker of Guido present on his M1 adapted to a more heavenly theme for this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix (pictured). RIP Guido.
Sepang - Warm-up times.
1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 2min 1.921 sec 2. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 2min 2.416 sec 3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 2min 2.495 sec
Third Kawasaki abandoned.
Jorge Martinez 'Aspar' has confirmed that his hopes of securing a third Kawasaki ZX-RR for the 2009 MotoGP season are now over.
125: Ex-HRC race engineer joins Maxtra.
Experienced race engineer Trevor Morris has joined the Chinese-backed Maxtra 125cc project to head the new team's pit crew as the all-new grand prix machine prepares to make its racing debut in 2009.
KTM withdraws from 250GP.
KTM has announced that it will withdraw from the 250cc World Championship at the end of the 2008 season and switch its factory efforts back to the 125cc class.
MotoGP: Building the rider.
This weekend's Malaysian Grand prix is one of the most physical demanding events on the world championship calendar, so how do riders prepare themselves for such challenges - and the racing season as a whole?
Lorenzo podium to wrap up rookie title.
After fourth place finishes in the last two races, Jorge Lorenzo has pinpointed a top-three return as his main goal this weekend in Sepang - a result that would also wrap up the 2008 MotoGP rookie of the year title for the young Spaniard.
Stoner`s mind on GP9.
Casey Stoner heads to this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix having returned to winning ways for the first time since July's German GP - with victory in front of his home fans last time out at Phillip Island - but the outgoing world champion admits his mind is already focussed on next year's Ducati
Puig attacks Hayden.
Dani Pedrosa's manager Alberto Puig has launched a stinging attack on the Spaniard's departing Repsol Honda team-mate Nicky Hayden - saying that the American used to 'copy' Pedrosa's settings because he can't set-up a bike himself, was never a rival to Pedrosa and is a 'hypocrite' for claiming th
Stoner wins home Australian GP.
Casey Stoner ended Valentino Rossi's five-race run of MotoGP victories by winning his home Australian Grand Prix in dominant style, marking the Ducati Marlboro star's first win since the wet German GP in July.
250: Simoncelli wins by 0.223secs.
Marco Simoncelli emerged on top of a race long battle with 250cc World Championship rival Alvaro Bautista to win the Australian Grand Prix by just 0.223secs.
Stoner seals 2008 qualifying award.
Casey Stoner may have lost the chance to defend his MotoGP title, but the Ducati star's raw speed is beyond doubt and the Australian secured the 2008 'MotoGP Best Qualifier' award, two rounds early, with a hard earned home pole position at Phillip Island on Saturday.
Kawasaki wants Nakano, Aspar doesn`t.
A third Kawasaki ZX-RR to be run in MotoGP next season by Jorge Martinez 'Aspar' looks on the verge of becoming a reality, but problems remain over the choice of rider.
250: Bautista leads wet first qualifying.
Alvaro Bautista put one hand on his sixth 250cc pole position of the season with a 1min 43.839secs lap of a wet Phillip Island circuit, taking him to the provisional top spot for the Australian Grand Prix.
Stoner: Wrist operation or career over.
2007 MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has confirmed that he will undergo a wrist operation at the end of this season - and revealed that 'it could be our career over' if he didn't.
Gresini confirms Elias, factory RCV.
Gresini Racing has officially announced that it will field Toni Elias alongside Alex de Angelis in the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.
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Pedrosa takes first Bridgestone podium.
Dani Pedrosa released the pressure on his shoulders to prove that his mid-season tyre switch was the correct decision by finishing on the podium in only his second race with Bridgestone, in Honda's home Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.
Stoner: Rossi`s a worthy champion.
As soon as Valentino Rossi moved into third position on lap two of Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix, Casey Stoner's slim chances of retaining his MotoGP title effectively ended - but the Australian was still in with an excellent chance of scoring his first race victory since July's German Grand Prix.
MotoGP goes single-tyre for 2009.
The MotoGP World Championship will become a single tyre brand series from the 2009 season, it was announced at Motegi on Sunday morning.
Rossi wins Motegi, MotoGP championship.
Valentino Rossi has won the 2008 MotoGP World Championship by winning Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi.